A well-done documentary. Nice piece of storytelling and, I suppose, detective work. Given Netflix' many misses with the documentary format, it's good to note a job well done. Having said that, after viewing you may not agree with reviewers who state that they were 'surprised' or 'shocked' by the revelations within the story. If I were to predict, it will take you no more than ten minutes to experience enough 'huh?' moments to conclude that 'Mischa' is lying. Maybe you'll do it in five.
Beyond the wolf nonsense, there are verbal descriptions of eastern Germany that might have occurred in Western Poland or Russia, but certainly not in early World War 2 Germany. So, there's that. But this initial uneasiness with the story line is more than compensated for by parallel stories of publishing and then the detective work that reveals the truth. Both story lines are told well with just the right amount of drama. A good effort by all concerned. But the best part, the truly best part is the coda supplied by a Holocaust historian. She sums up what we've seen for what it is and what it isn't. And I think she captures it correctly.
Beyond the wolf nonsense, there are verbal descriptions of eastern Germany that might have occurred in Western Poland or Russia, but certainly not in early World War 2 Germany. So, there's that. But this initial uneasiness with the story line is more than compensated for by parallel stories of publishing and then the detective work that reveals the truth. Both story lines are told well with just the right amount of drama. A good effort by all concerned. But the best part, the truly best part is the coda supplied by a Holocaust historian. She sums up what we've seen for what it is and what it isn't. And I think she captures it correctly.